Under-18s learn FA Youth Cup fourth round opponents | OneFootball

Chris Moore's side booked their place in round four of the prestigious youth competition last week following an impressive 5-2 win against Portsmouth, with Matheos Ferreira's hat-trick and Michael Mills' brace sealing an emphatic third round victory.

Their reward is a home draw against Crystal Palace, who claimed a 6-0 victory against Accrington Stanley in the previous round.

The young Magpies have won the competition twice in their history after tasting success in 1962 before a side including Geordie midfielder Paul Gascoigne, lifted the cup in 1985.

A date, venue and kick-off time will be confirmed on newcastleunited.com in due course, with all ties scheduled to be completed by Saturday, 24th January 2026.

At this stage of the competition, when a match is drawn after 90 minutes, an extra 30 minutes of extra time shall be played (15 minutes in each half). If the score remains level after extra time, the winner shall be determined by a penalty shoot-out.

FA Youth Cup fourth round draw:

Queens Park Rangers v Brighton & Hove Albion Fleetwood Town v Aston Villa Leeds United v Swansea City Manchester City v Arsenal Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion or AFC Bournemouth Oxford United or Wigan Athletic v Colchester United Norwich City v Burnley Newcastle United v Crystal Palace Southend United or Swindon Town v Wrexham Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers Watford v Charlton Athletic Bolton Wanderers v Gillingham or Stevenage Bromley v Ipswich Town Reading v Chelsea Everton v West Ham United Manchester United v Derby County